Nivenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of South Africa.[1]
| Nivenia | |
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| Nivenia corymbosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nivenioideae |
| Genus: | Nivenia Ventenat |
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| Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawler) Baker
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The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven (1774-1826), one of the first to collect the genus.[2]
- Species[1]
- Nivenia argentea Goldblatt
- Nivenia binata Klatt
- Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass
- Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker
- Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof
- Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains
- Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning[3]
- Nivenia levynsiae Weim.
- Nivenia parviflora Goldblatt
- Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt
- Nivenia stokoei (L.Guthrie) N.E.Br. - Caledon
References edit
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 105–108. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
- ^ Manning JC, Goldblatt P (2007). "Nivenia argentea misunderstood, and the new species Nivenia inaequalis (Nivenioideae)". Bothalia. 37 (2): 192–96.
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